Beard + Camera = Fun.
А еще фотографии с Mammoth.

Пора признать, что по жизни мне охуенно повезло. Самое интересное, что везет не по мелочам, которые бросаются в глаза окружающим, а тихо, незаметно, зато капитально. Итак, список:

• институт
• преподы
• соседи по общаге
• научно-исследовательская группа
• швед-postdoc который меня в ней опекает (как выясняется, он не просто классный мужик, а еще вырос на пасеке и ( Read more... )

Earthquake season is on! Let's get ready to rumble! Go Earth!

1. very few things absorb more shit from the air than single crystalline silicon
2. chemistry: 20% science, 80% black magic
3. explosions
4. you know when you are doing real science if you cannot find any useful references

People ask for rum and coke when you offer them mojitos and cosmopolitans.

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Жарко. Пора в тень и под кондиционер, в коробку с атмосферой чистого азота к своим кремниевым чипикам. 

All day today, my ass has been together and productive, if I exclude my gastro-esophageal discomforts. But overall, I am amazed at myself; I have even managed to stay awake at the research group meeting. Well, the presenting graduate student made cool animations, and the research is exciting. But I wonder how I have managed to stay together all day ( Read more... )

So the real reason I went to Arizona is because orienteering intercollegiate championships have taken place there. It is an awesome sport, and can be as chill or as competitive as one makes it for oneself.
The results can be found here, I am fairly happy with myself. The meet has been a lot of fun with some great competition, so it has got me ( Read more... )

Last night I have had to escort people through the dark tunnels under Caltech to the entrance to a party. In the meantime, I decided to rodeo random big guys in the darkness to have some fun. Idea taken from:

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